The last status report filed by the Centre was in April 2016.

The SC expressed serious concern over the prolonged imprisonment of foreign prisoners

The Supreme Court (SC) has asked the Centre to file a status report "positively", on the prisoners languishing in Indian jails including Pakistani nationals.

The SC expressed serious concern over the prolonged imprisonment of foreign prisoners and had asked for the release and repatriate 61 Pakistani nationals who have served sentences for various offenses.

The bench comprising of Justices A K Sikri and Ashok Bhushan has given four weeks time to the government to apprise it of the current status of foreign nationals in jail.